Ancient Mysteries
Ancient Mysteries | |
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Also known as | Ancient Mysteries: New Investigations of the Unsolved |
Written by |
Tom Jennings Gregory Orr |
Directed by |
Tim Evans Marshall Flaum |
Narrated by |
Leonard Nimoy John Swanson (early episodes) Michael Kramer (early episodes) |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 5 |
No. of episodes | 93 |
Production | |
Running time | 45 minutes |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | A&E |
Original run | 7 January 1994 – 3 May 1998 |
Ancient Mysteries is a television series that was produced by FilmRoos and originally broadcast on A&E between 7 January 1994 and 3 May 1998 with reruns airing until 2000. Reruns were also re-broadcast on The Biography Channel during the 2000s. The series deals with historical mysteries and is mostly hosted by Leonard Nimoy (unless otherwise noted), which recalls the late-1970s TV Series In Search Of....
Episodes
Season 1
- "Bigfoot" (narrated by John Swanson,[1] a Leonard Nimoy-narrated episode of Bigfoot was later produced in 1997) original air date 7 January 1994[2]
- "Origin of the Vampire" original air date 14 January 1994[3]
- "The Lost Ark of the Covenant" original air date 21 January 1994[4]
- "The Lost Pharaoh" original air date 17 June 1994[5]
- "The Marble Hunter" original air date 8 July 1994[6]
- "Northern Lights" (narrated by Michael Kramer) original air date 29 July 1994[7]
Season 2
- "Enigma of the Dead Sea Scrolls" original air date 7 October 1994[8]
- "Rapa Nui" original air date 14 October 1994[9]
- "The Odyssey of Troy" original air date 10 February 1995[10]
- "The Shroud of Turin" original air date 21 April 1995[11]
- "Shreds of Evidence" original air date 21 April 1995[12]
- "Shadow of the Templars" original air date 12 May 1995[13]
- "Robot Journey Into the Past" original air date 26 May 1995[14]
- "Myth of the Spanish Inquisition" original air date 9 June 1995[15]
- "The Loch Ness Monster" original air date 21 July 1995[16]
- "Easter Island: The Secrets" original air date 4 August 1995[17]
Season 3
- "The Hidden City of Petra" original air date 8 September 1995[18]
- "Palenque: The Maya" original air date 15 September 1995[19]
- "Camelot" original air date 22 September 1995[20]
- "Vikings in North America" original air date 6 October 1995[21]
- "Machu Picchu: City in the Sky" original air date 8 October 1995[22]
- "The Quest for the Fountain of Youth" original air date 13 October 1995[23]
- "The Timber Castles of England" original air date 20 October 1995[24]
- "Secret Mounds of Prehistoric America" original air date 29 October 1995[25]
- "The Search for Shangri-La" original air date 3 November 1995[26]
- "Who Built Stonehenge?" original air date 10 November 1995[27]
- "Atlantis: The Lost Civilization" original air date 17 November 1995[28]
- "The Search for Alexander the Great" original air date 19 November 1995[29]
- "The Riddle of the Maya" original air date 24 November 1995[30]
- "The Lost Canyon of the Pueblos" original air date 26 November 1995[31]
- "Naked Warriors of Europe" original air date 3 December 1995[32]
- "Life and Death in Britain's Ancient Theaters" original air date 10 December 1995[33]
- "The Quest for the Holy Lance" original air date 24 December 1995[34]
- "Blood and Honor at the First Olympics" original air date 11 January 1996[35]
- "The Sunken City" original air date 14 January 1996[36]
- "The Miraculous Canals of Venice" original air date 21 January 1996[37]
- "Blood and Treasure in Peru" original air date 1 February 1996[38]
- "Pompeii: Buried Alive" original air date 2 February 1996[39]
- "Hadrian's Wall" original air date 4 February 1996[40]
- "Secrets of the Pueblo" original air date 22 February 1996[41]
- "Puzzling Pyramids of Mexico" original air date 29 February 1996[42]
- "The Rosetta Stone" original air date 21 March 1996[43]
- "China's Wall of Doom" original air date 21 March 1996[44]
- "Astrology: Secrets in the Stars" original air date 28 March 1996[45]
- "The Queen Pharaoh" original air date 11 April 1996[46]
- "Secrets of Sex: The Kama Sutra" original air date 18 April 1996[47]
- "Temples of Eternity" original air date 21 April 1996[48]
- "The Forbidden City: The Dynasty and Destiny" original air date 25 April 1996[49]
- "The Incredible Monuments of Ancient Rome" original air date 5 May 1996[50]
- "Lost Spirits of Cambodia" original air date 9 May 1996[51]
- "Lost Legions of Rome" original air date 12 May 1996[52]
- "Voodoo!" (two-hour special) original air date 16 May 1996[53]
- "The Lost Cities of Rome" original air date 19 May 1996[54]
- "Rites of Death" original air date 6 June 1996[55]
- "Lost Castles of England" original air date 9 June 1996[56]
- "Secrets of Delphi" original air date 20 June 1996[57]
- "The Secret Life of King Ramses II" original air date 11 July 1996[58]
- "The Powerful Gods of Mt. Olympus" original air date 11 July 1996[59]
Season 4
- "Ancient Altered States" original air date 5 September 1996[60]
- "Ancient Prophecy" original air date 19 September 1996[61]
- "Before Their Time: Ancient Technology" original air date 7 October 1996[62]
- "Hidden Cities of the Etruscans" original air date 10 October 1996[63]
- "Witches" original air date 24 October 1996[64]
- "Mystical Monuments of Ancient Greece" original air date 21 November 1996[65]
- "Sacred Rites and Rituals" original air date 19 December 1996[66]
- "UFOs: The First Encounters" original air date 2 January 1997[67]
- "Tombs of the Gods: The Great Pyramids of Giza" original air date 16 January 1997[68]
- "Secrets of the Aztec Empire" original air date 13 February 1997[69]
- "The Curse of the Hope Diamond" original air date 6 March 1997[70]
- "Private Lives of the Emperors" original air date 27 March 1997[71]
- "Secrets of the Romanovs" original air date 10 April 1997[72]
- "Legends of the Arabian Nights" original air date 20 April 1997[73]
- "The Fate of the Neandertals" original air date 27 April 1997[74]
- "Human Sacrifice" original air date 1 May 1997[75]
- "Lost City of Pirates" original air date 8 May 1997[76]
- "Bigfoot" (Leonard Nimoy-narrated version) original air date 15 May 1997[77]
- "Samuari" original air date 22 May 1997[78]
- "Curse of the Goddess Pele" original air date 5 June 1997[79]
- "Guardian of the Ages: The Great Sphinx" original air date 12 June 1997[80]
- "Sacred Places" original air date 19 June 1997[81]
- "Dragons: Myths and Legends" original air date 26 June 1997[82]
- "Headhunters of the Amazon" original air date 3 July 1997[83]
- "The Black Death" original air date 10 July 1997[84]
- "The Curse of the Borgias" original air date 31 July 1997[85]
Season 5
- "Tattooing" original air date 7 August 1997[86]
- "The Sacred Waters of Lourdes" original air date 14 August 1997[87]
- "The Magic of Alchemy" original air date 17 August 1997[88]
- "The Search for the Abominable Snowman" original air date 21 August 1997[89]
- "Quest for the Holy Grail" original air date 28 August 1997[90]
- "Knights Templar" original air date 7 September 1997[91]
- "Reincarnation" original air date 2 November 1997[92]
- "Lost Mummies of the Inca" original air date 4 January 1998[93]
- "Dreamtime of the Aborigines" original air date 3 May 1998[94]
Note that there may be more episodes.
References
- ↑ http://www.amazon.com/dp/6304544081
- ↑ http://television.aol.com/episode/bigfoot/ancient-mysteries-with-leonard-nimoy/101077
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- ↑ http://television.aol.com/episode/the-lost-pharaoh/ancient-mysteries-with-leonard-nimoy/10933324
- ↑ http://television.aol.com/episode/the-marble-hunter/ancient-mysteries-with-leonard-nimoy/10933328
- ↑ http://television.aol.com/episode/northern-lights/ancient-mysteries-with-leonard-nimoy/10933327
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- ↑ http://television.aol.com/episode/shadow-of-the-templars/ancient-mysteries-with-leonard-nimoy/10933340
- ↑ http://television.aol.com/episode/robot-journey-into-the-past/ancient-mysteries-with-leonard-nimoy/10933341
- ↑ http://television.aol.com/episode/myth-of-the-spanish-inquisition/ancient-mysteries-with-leonard-nimoy/10933342
- ↑ http://television.aol.com/episode/the-loch-ness-monster/ancient-mysteries-with-leonard-nimoy/211992
- ↑ http://television.aol.com/episode/easter-island-the-secrets/ancient-mysteries-with-leonard-nimoy/10933343
- ↑ http://television.aol.com/episode/the-hidden-city-of-petra/ancient-mysteries-with-leonard-nimoy/146815
- ↑ http://television.aol.com/episode/palenque-the-maya/ancient-mysteries-with-leonard-nimoy/10933349
- ↑ http://television.aol.com/episode/camelot/ancient-mysteries-with-leonard-nimoy/753983
- ↑ http://television.aol.com/episode/vikings-in-north-america/ancient-mysteries-with-leonard-nimoy/181129
- ↑ http://television.aol.com/episode/machu-picchu-city-in-the-sky/ancient-mysteries-with-leonard-nimoy/500251
- ↑ http://television.aol.com/episode/quest-for-the-fountain-of-youth/ancient-mysteries-with-leonard-nimoy/671748
- ↑ http://television.aol.com/episode/the-timber-castles-of-england/ancient-mysteries-with-leonard-nimoy/10933346
- ↑ http://television.aol.com/episode/secret-mounds-of-prehistoric-america/ancient-mysteries-with-leonard-nimoy/8354
- ↑ http://television.aol.com/episode/the-search-for-shangri-la/ancient-mysteries-with-leonard-nimoy/559828
- ↑ http://television.aol.com/episode/who-built-stonehenge/ancient-mysteries-with-leonard-nimoy/10933351
- ↑ http://television.aol.com/episode/atlantis-the-lost-civilization/ancient-mysteries-with-leonard-nimoy/153101
- ↑ http://television.aol.com/episode/the-search-for-alexander-the-great/ancient-mysteries-with-leonard-nimoy/10933350
- ↑ http://television.aol.com/episode/the-riddle-of-the-maya/ancient-mysteries-with-leonard-nimoy/560048
- ↑ http://television.aol.com/episode/the-lost-canyon-of-the-pueblos/ancient-mysteries-with-leonard-nimoy/10933352
- ↑ http://television.aol.com/episode/naked-warriors-of-europe/ancient-mysteries-with-leonard-nimoy/204887
- ↑ http://television.aol.com/episode/life-and-death-in-britains-ancient-theatres/ancient-mysteries-with-leonard-nimoy/432161
- ↑ http://television.aol.com/episode/quest-for-the-holy-lance/ancient-mysteries-with-leonard-nimoy/10933355
- ↑ http://television.aol.com/episode/blood-and-honor-at-the-first-olympics/ancient-mysteries-with-leonard-nimoy/108822
- ↑ http://television.aol.com/episode/the-sunken-city/ancient-mysteries-with-leonard-nimoy/224386
- ↑ http://television.aol.com/episode/the-miraculous-canals-of-venice/ancient-mysteries-with-leonard-nimoy/196253
- ↑ http://television.aol.com/episode/blood-and-treasure-in-peru/ancient-mysteries-with-leonard-nimoy/124326
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- ↑ http://television.aol.com/episode/secrets-of-the-pueblo/ancient-mysteries-with-leonard-nimoy/559754
- ↑ http://television.aol.com/episode/the-puzzling-pyramids-of-mexico/ancient-mysteries-with-leonard-nimoy/108686
- ↑ http://television.aol.com/episode/the-rosetta-stone/ancient-mysteries-with-leonard-nimoy/217979
- ↑ http://television.aol.com/episode/chinas-wall-of-doom/ancient-mysteries-with-leonard-nimoy/130775
- ↑ http://television.aol.com/episode/astrology-secrets-in-the-stars/ancient-mysteries-with-leonard-nimoy/149705
- ↑ http://television.aol.com/episode/the-queen-pharaoh/ancient-mysteries-with-leonard-nimoy/206993
- ↑ http://television.aol.com/episode/secrets-of-sex-kamasutra/ancient-mysteries-with-leonard-nimoy/1167113
- ↑ http://shop.history.com/detail.php?p=67334&v=aetv
- ↑ http://television.aol.com/episode/the-forbidden-city-the-dynasty-and-destiny/ancient-mysteries-with-leonard-nimoy/127616
- ↑ http://television.aol.com/episode/the-incredible-monuments-of-ancient-rome/ancient-mysteries-with-leonard-nimoy/389998
- ↑ http://television.aol.com/episode/lost-spirits-of-cambodia/ancient-mysteries-with-leonard-nimoy/8182
- ↑ http://television.aol.com/episode/lost-legions-of-rome/ancient-mysteries-with-leonard-nimoy/559910
- ↑ http://television.aol.com/episode/voodoo/ancient-mysteries-with-leonard-nimoy/184568
- ↑ http://television.aol.com/episode/the-lost-cities-of-rome/ancient-mysteries-with-leonard-nimoy/10933361
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- ↑ http://television.aol.com/episode/mystical-monuments-of-ancient-greece/ancient-mysteries-with-leonard-nimoy/557261
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